CST (JRL) 815 (P108322)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0815

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. du-du#-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}utu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ma2-gur8-re
10. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. sza3-ku3-ge
13. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ur-sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz# 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. a-[x]-ti-lum#?
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3# 2(disz)# gin2 naga
8. nig2-[u2?]-rim3#?
9. szunigin 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3# [kasz] 3(ban2)# 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2# szum2
11. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3
12. 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti diri#
3. mu hu-hu-nu#-ri#{ki}

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CST (JRL), 815

    [Fish1932CST] Fish, Thomas. 1932. Catalogue of Sumerian Tablets in the John Rylands Library. Manchester: The Manchester University Press.

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 131

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: JRL 0815
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.13.13 (intercalated) ?
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-10 at 13:53:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-01-25 at 11:59:27 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 815 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108322.
CST (JRL) 815 artifact entry (No. P108322). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108322 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 815 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108322 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 815 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108322},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108322},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P108322
LB  - CDLI:P108322
M1  - 2025/9/12/
TI  - CST (JRL) 815 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108322
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 815 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108322.
CST (JRL) 815 artifact entry (No. P108322). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108322 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 815 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108322 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 815 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108322},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108322},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P108322
LB  - CDLI:P108322
M1  - 2025/9/12/
TI  - CST (JRL) 815 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108322
ER  - 
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